Year: 2017

  • Space is the Place ft. Doek

    ByColin McLean News


    December 8 – 21:00
    De Ruimte
    €8 Space is the Place ft. Doek, €6 Second Stop, €10 combined ticket

    Starting off with solos from two pianists with very different approaches to their instruments: Oscar Jan Hoogland and Kaja Draksler.

    Then we move to the big room at 22:30 to hook up with BAZOOKA. – a fab band featuring The Ex-guitarist Andy Moor. playing Angolan dance music.

    Andy Moor – Guitar | Jasper Stadhouders – Guitar | Marta Warelis – Keys | Miguel Petruccelli – Guitar | Onno Govaert – Percussion

    The Second Stop is Jupiter starts again on December 8.…

  • New chance for Doek thanks to increased investment in the arts

    Bydoek News

    Last Friday the Minister for Education, Culture and Science, Ingrid van Engelshoven, announced an extra investment of €10 million per year for the arts and culture. The budget of the Performing Arts Fund (FPK) will rise by €9 million per year in the period 2018 – 2020. This money will go to the so-called B category organizations and arts companies whose subsidy application had been approved, but for whom insufficient funds were available. This means that Doek will receive structural subsidy for the next three years.…

  • Space is the Place ft. Doek

    ByColin McLean News


    November 10 – 21:00
    De Ruimte
    €8 Space is the Place ft. Doek, €6 Second Stop, €10 combined ticket

    Trio Rubato
    Tristan Honsinger solo cello

    Besides improvisations, Trio Rubato mainly plays Frankie Douglas’ compositions that reflect his musical roots in Curaçao. The lyrical, deceptively simple pieces are handled with elegance, passion and spirit by three fantastic improvisers.
    Wolter Wierbos – trombone
    Franky Douglas – guitar
    Michael Moore – altsax, clarinet

    Tristan Honsinger – ICP’s dada performer cello maestro. We have been amazed by his group Hook Line & Sinker and now we get to see and hear him play solo.…

  • doek at Rumor Festival

    Bydoek News


    October 28 – 21:45
    Theater Kikker
    €17,- / €12,- (U-pas, student)
    Amsterdam Real Book

    Doekers Eric Boeren, John Dikeman, Kaja Draksler, Wilbert de Joode, Oscar Jan Hoogland, Jasper Stadhouders and Onno Govaert present a special edition of the Amsterdam Real Book during Rumor Festival 85 on Saturday 28 October. Come along to Theater Kikker to hear explorations, interpretations and improvisations based on repertoire by such Amsterdam greats as Misha Mengelberg, Sean Bergin, Guus Jansen, Michael Moore and The Ex.…

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    Space is the Place/2nd Stop – Cactus Truck + Wilbert de Joode

    ByJohn Dikeman Concerts, News

    October 13 – 21:00
    De Ruimte
    €8 Space is the Place, €6 Second Stop, €10 combined ticket

    Cactus Truck
    Wilbert de Joode Solo

    The Second Stop is Jupiter starts again on October 13. The series has been a great success, combining late night dance party aesthetics with an improvisational flare. De Ruimte has become the place to be every second Friday after your main activity of the evening but before heading off into the Amsterdam night for some seriously late mischief.…

  • all ellington at work

    Bydoek News

    This week All Ellington – Jodi Gilbert vocals, Mo van der Does alto sax/clarinet, Natalio Sued tenorsax, Giuseppe Doronzo baritone sax, Jimmy Sernesky trumpet, Eric Boeren cornet, Joost Buis trombone, Oscar Jan Hoogland piano, Wilbert de Joode bass, Frank Rosaly drums – are in Jazzcase Dommelhof in Neerpelt, Belgium for a 4 day residency. All Ellington was founded by Eric Boeren in 2012 with the intention of exploring well-known and minder well-known pieces by the legendary band leader Duke Ellington. As in Ellington’s orchestra, respect for the orginal compositions goes hand in hand with the individuality and inventiveness of the band memebers.…